Brief Life History of James Franklin
When James Franklin Vogus was born on 14 March 1874, in Indiana, United States, his father, Jacob S. Vogus, was 25 and his mother, Mary Blunk, was 14. He married Georgia Pearl Utterback on 11 August 1901, in Morgan, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Washington Township, Morgan, Indiana, United States in 1930 and Clay Township, Morgan, Indiana, United States in 1940. He died on 13 January 1961, in Morgan, Indiana, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Brooklyn, Clay Township, Morgan, Indiana, United States.
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- James Vogus, "United States Census, 1910"
- James F Vogus, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- James Franklin Vogus, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
Perhaps an altered form of German Voges .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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